Family Code Nights

Family Code Night is the fun elementary school event at which K-5 children and their parents do their first hour of coding, together!

Norfolk Schools are running one of the most successful Family Code Night programs of any district in the nation. 20 of the City's 32 public elementary schools have already hosted a Family Code Night event or will in the weeks ahead. Scan down this page to see the fun and results for more than 1,000 kids and parents in Norfolk schools. It's a great beginning, and we're just getting started!

"Red Pin" schools at right are Norfolk's Family Code Night Schools (so far!). All schools welcome!

Principals, parents, educators, sign up below to learn how bring family engagement and coding to your school!Or call Norfolk Family Code Nights at (415) 388-0184 to learn more or to sign up!

* All Resources & Support Provided* No Coding Experience Required* Host Your Night anytime this school year!Read on below to learn how!No

Norfolk K-5 Principals, Parents, & Educators:YOU can help bring coding and computer science to our schools, kids and families. Norfolk Family Code Nights was featured (see clip below) on Norfolk's Channel 13, and launched with the help and terrific support of Norfolk Superintendent Dr. Melinda Boone and School Board President Rodney Jordan.

A Free program for every elementary school in Norfolk.Important, Fun, Now!

How to Host a "Night" Any educator or parent can help bring Family Code Night to your school.

No coding experience required! Nearly any school can host a Family Code Night. Kids, parents and educators all learn together. No special facilities required. Call Norfolk Family Code Nights at (415) 388-0184 to sign up!Then click below to learn exactly how to bring this delightful program to your K-5 school.

Click here to read the School Leaders White Paper:* Why K-5 computer science is necessary.* Why even middle school is too late to start!* What your school and family can do right now (it’s free and it’s fun)!

After Your Family Code Night:

A Golden Opportunity for PTAs and ParentsParents & PTAs, Take Action! The PTA-Parents CS Action Kit will show you how to make a difference for your kids, at at school and at home! Learn how to:* Help Bring Family Code Night to your school. * Volunteer to help host the event. * Volunteer to run code clubs (no coding experience required, Free Club Kit provided!)

From Operation Break the Code to Slover Library's Girls Who Code program and so much more, Norfolk kids have great continuing opportunities to learn computer science. Click below for Norfolk's computer science (CS) Learning Line-up.